Paralyzed Patriots Stingley Dies
 

[url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2826562]ESPN.com - NFL - Paralyzed Patriots receiver Stingley dies at 55[/url]


RIP

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Very sad! He was only 26 when he was paralyzed. He never got a chance to live a normal life.

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Sad story

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Very sad.

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What a sad story. 26 is way too young to lose every thing you live for. Yet he still lived for 24 more years.

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It should give us who are still able to do things to re-evalute what's important, you know.

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I saw that hit. I had forgotten what a tragedy that was. RIP Darryl.....
That's the side of football, I don't like to remember

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Another tragedy...My prayers will go out to all his family and loved ones.

I will always remember the hit he took from Jack Tatum that ended his career. I watced the game, but it sure does not seem like thirty years ago.

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longtime, i hear you. at the time, that hit didn't seem that bad. but Tatum was a monster before hits like that were in. would have been a regular on jacked up. god bless the Stingly family

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did anyone see the Chapelle show DVD where Charlie Murphy talks about threatening to flip Stingley's wheel chair in a restaurant for hating on his brother Eddie? It's an outtake of Charlie Murphy's true Hollywood stories. It's kind of messed up.

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[quote=djnemo65;294756]did anyone see the Chapelle show DVD where Charlie Murphy talks about threatening to flip Stingley's wheel chair in a restaurant for hating on his brother Eddie? It's an outtake of Charlie Murphy's true Hollywood stories. It's kind of messed up.[/quote]

God, please lift him up.

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What a true tragedy! MAY GOD REST HIS SOLE, AND BE WITH THE FAMILY AT THEIR TIME OF NEED. GOD BLESS

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That sucks. RIP.

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[QUOTE=dmek25;294738]longtime, i hear you. at the time, that hit didn't seem that bad. but Tatum was a monster before hits like that were in. would have been a regular on jacked up. god bless the Stingly family[/QUOTE]


Jack Tatum and Fred "The Hammer" Williamson along with Johnny Sample were the most feared hitters of that time. There were a few others, but those three come to mind mainly because of the notoriety they received. Good to see some old school here dmek.

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For those that saw the hit, how bad was it? Was it cheap?

I think I've probably seen the hit on NFL Films stuff, but I just don't recall it right now.

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[QUOTE=Mattyk72;294979]For those that saw the hit, how bad was it? Was it cheap?

I think I've probably seen the hit on NFL Films stuff, but I just don't recall it right now.[/QUOTE]


In reality I don't think it would be classified as cheap, but it was more so where the hit took place. Stingley was fully extended, Tatum hit him just above the shoulder blade with a forearm, and we didn't see him move afterward. Since he was hit from behind, he never saw it coming.

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[QUOTE=Longtimefan;294982]In reality I don't think it would be classified as cheap, but it was more so where the hit took place. Stingley was fully extended, Tatum hit him just above the shoulder blade with a forearm, and we didn't see him move afterward. Since he was hit from behind, he never saw it coming.[/QUOTE]

I've seen the hit.

The big thing was that it was an uncatchable ball, during a preseason game. It was solid and legal. It may draw a fine in todays NFL, but it wasent a "dirty" hit. We cheer Taylor every week for the same type of stuff. Just really one of those unforunate parts of football.

RIP